Calvin Johnson Jr. is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft, and played for the Lions for all of his professional career before he retired. He previously played college football at Georgia Tech, where he was twice recognized as an All-American. On March 14, 2012, Johnson signed an eight-year, US$132 million contract extension with the Lions, one of the largest sports contracts ever. Johnson had a rare combination of size , catching ability, speed , strength, leaping ability, and body control. His nickname, "Megatron", a Transformers character, was given to him by Lions teammate Roy Williams, and the name caught on with fans. On December 22, 2012, Johnson broke Jerry Rice's single-season record for receiving yards, which had previously been 1,848, and finished the 2012 season with 1,964 yards, an average of almost 123 yards per game. In that same game versus the Atlanta Falc... http://www.wikividi.com ____________________________________ Shortcuts to chapters: 00:01:40 Early years 00:03:31 College career 00:04:26 2004 season 00:04:54 2005 season 00:05:16 2006 season 00:06:08 Academic activities 00:06:41 Professional career 00:08:50 2007 season 00:11:26 2008 season 00:15:19 2009 season 00:16:34 2010 season 00:17:26 2011 season ____________________________________ Copyright WikiVidi. Licensed under Creative Commons. Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_...